fee paid for the services of a geisha or prostitute
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
highball; whisky and soda
potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
first base; first baseman; one fort
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
business hours; opening hours; office hours
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
to look down on; to condescend
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to throw into; to dump in together
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house